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Julius Randle el Most Improved Player en la NBA

 






 

NEW YORK’S JULIUS RANDLE WINS
2020-21 KIA NBA MOST IMPROVED PLAYER AWARD

 

NEW YORK, May 25, 2021 – New York Knicks forward Julius Randle has been named the 2020-21 Kia NBA Most Improved Player, the NBA announced today.

 

A first-time NBA All-Star selection in his seventh season, Randle becomes the first player to win the Kia NBA Most Improved Player Award with New York.  The annual award, which was first presented in the 1985-86 season, is designed to honor an up-and-coming player who has made a dramatic improvement from the previous season or seasons.  

 

Randle received 98 first-place votes and earned 493 total points from a global panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters.  Detroit Pistons forward Jerami Grant received the other two first-place votes and finished in second place with 140 points.  Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. finished in third place with 138 points.  Players were awarded five points for each first-place vote, three points for each second-place vote and one point for each third-place vote.   

 

In his second season with the Knicks, Randle averaged 24.1 points, 10.2 rebounds and 6.0 assists in an NBA-high 37.6 minutes in 71 games.  He set career highs for averages in points and assists and matched his career high in rebounds, ranking in the top 20 in the NBA in all three categories.  The 6-9 Randle is the sixth player in NBA history to average at least 24.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists in a season, joining Larry Bird, Wilt Chamberlain, Nikola Jokić (who also did it this season), Oscar Robertson and Russell Westbrook.

 

Randle made a career-high 160 three-pointers in 2020-21, eight fewer than his total for the previous five seasons combined (168).  He shot 40.1 percent from three-point range, well above his career mark of 29.5 percent entering the season.  Randle also shot a career-high 81.1 percent from the free throw line.

 

Selected as a reserve for the 2021 NBA All-Star Game, Randle tied for eighth in the league in double-doubles with 41 and tied for seventh in triple-doubles with six.  Randle was named the Kia NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month for April and the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for Week 17.  

 

Behind Randle, the Knicks (41-31) finish tied for the fourth-best record in the Eastern Conference.  New York made the NBA Playoffs for the first time since the 2012-13 season. 

 

Randle, 26, signed with the Knicks as a free agent on July 9, 2019.  Before joining New York, he played his first four seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers and one season with the New Orleans Pelicans.  Randle entered this season with career averages of 16.1 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.8 assists.          

 

The voting results for the 2020-21 Kia NBA Most Improved Player Award are below.  The balloting was tabulated by the independent accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP.  Complete ballots for each voter will be posted at PR.NBA.com after the announcement of all end-of-season awards.

 

VOTING RESULTS: 2020-21 KIA NBA MOST IMPROVED PLAYER AWARD

 

Player (Team)

1st Place Votes (5 Points)

2nd Place Votes (3 Points)

3rd Place Votes (1 Point)

Total Points

 

Julius Randle (New York)

98

1

0

493

Jerami Grant (Detroit)

2

33

31

140

Michael Porter Jr. (Denver)

0

40

18

138

Christian Wood (Houston)

0

10

14

44

Zach LaVine (Chicago)

0

5

5

20

Jaylen Brown (Boston)

0

1

7

10

Chris Boucher (Toronto)

0

3

1

10

Mikal Bridges (Phoenix)

0

0

8

8

Zion Williamson (New Orleans)

0

2

0

6

Nikola Vučević (Chicago)

0

1

0

3

Clint Capela (Atlanta)

0

1

0

3

Jordan Poole (Golden State)

0

1

0

3

Jordan Clarkson (Utah)

0

1

0

3

Luguentz Dort (Oklahoma City)

0

1

0

3

Darius Garland (Cleveland)

0

0

3

3

Kyle Anderson (Memphis)

RJ Barrett (New York)

Miles Bridges (Charlotte)

Lonzo Ball (New Orleans)

T.J. McConnell (Indiana)

Andrew Wiggins (Golden State)

Richaun Holmes (Sacramento)

Bojan Bogdanović (Utah)

Terry Rozier (Charlotte)

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Oklahoma City)

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 

Below is the all-time list of winners of the Kia NBA Most Improved Player Award.

 

KIA NBA MOST IMPROVED PLAYER AWARD WINNERS

 

1985-86 – Alvin Robertson, San Antonio

1986-87 – Dale Ellis, Seattle

1987-88 – Kevin Duckworth, Portland

1988-89 – Kevin Johnson, Phoenix

1989-90 – Rony Seikaly, Miami

1990-91 – Scott Skiles, Orlando

1991-92 – Pervis Ellison, Washington

1992-93 – Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Denver

1993-94 – Don MacLean, Washington

1994-95 – Dana Barros, Philadelphia

1995-96 – Gheorghe Muresan, Washington

1996-97 – Isaac Austin, Miami

 

1997-98 – Alan Henderson, Atlanta

1998-99 – Darrell Armstrong, Orlando
1999-00 – Jalen Rose, Indiana

2000-01 – Tracy McGrady, Orlando

2001-02 – Jermaine O’Neal, Indiana

2002-03 – Gilbert Arenas, Golden State

2003-04 – Zach Randolph, Portland

2004-05 – Bobby Simmons, LA Clippers

2005-06 – Boris Diaw, Phoenix

2006-07 – Monta Ellis, Golden State

2007-08 – Hedo Türkoğlu, Orlando

2008-09 – Danny Granger, Indiana

 

2009-10 – Aaron Brooks, Houston

2010-11 – Kevin Love, Minnesota

2011-12 – Ryan Anderson, Orlando

2012-13 – Paul George, Indiana

2013-14 – Goran Dragić, Phoenix

2014-15 – Jimmy Butler, Chicago

2015-16 – CJ McCollum, Portland

2016-17 – Giannis Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee

2017-18 – Victor Oladipo, Indiana

2018-19 – Pascal Siakam, Toronto

2019-20 – Brandon Ingram, New Orleans

2020-21 – Julius Randle, New York

 

Jordan Clarkson gana el premio de Mejor 6to hombre en la NBA

 







 

 

UTAH’S JORDAN CLARKSON WINS 2020-21 KIA NBA SIXTH MAN AWARD

 

– Jazz’s Joe Ingles Finishes Second; First Time Teammates Hold Top Two Spots in Sixth Man Voting –

 

NEW YORK, May 24, 2021 – Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson has won the 2020-21 Kia NBA Sixth Man Award for his contributions in a reserve role, the NBA announced today.  This is the first Sixth Man honor for Clarkson, who becomes the first player to win the annual award with the Jazz.

 

Clarkson received 65 first-place votes and earned 407 total points from a global panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters.  Utah forward Joe Ingles finished in second place with 272 points (34 first-place votes), making this the first time that teammates hold the top two spots in voting for the Kia NBA Sixth Man Award.  New York Knicks guard Derrick Rose finished in third place with 77 points (one first-place vote).      

 

Players were awarded five points for each first-place vote, three points for each second-place vote and one point for each third-place vote.  To be eligible for the Kia NBA Sixth Man Award, players had to have come off the bench in more games than they started.

 

Clarkson averaged a career-high 18.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 26.7 minutes in 68 games (one start).  His scoring average of 18.3 points as a reserve was the highest in the NBA.  Clarkson made a career-high 208 three-pointers overall (seventh in the NBA among all players) and a league-high 203 as a reserve.  The 203 three-pointers are the fourth-highest single-season total off the bench in NBA history.  He also ranked ninth in the NBA in free throw percentage this season (89.6).  

 

Playing his first full season with Utah and seventh in the NBA, Clarkson recorded two games with at least 40 points, five games with at least 30 points and 23 games with at least 20 points off the bench.  He scored 40 points against the Philadelphia 76ers on Feb. 15 and 41 points against the Golden State Warriors on May 10, giving him two of the five 40-point games off the bench in Jazz history.       

 

Clarkson joined Ingles in helping Utah finish with an NBA-best 52-20 record and the fifth-highest single-season winning percentage in franchise history (.722).  The Jazz earned the top seed in the Western Conference for the 2021 NBA Playoffs.

 

Clarkson, 28, was acquired by Utah in a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Dec. 24, 2019.  He re-signed with the Jazz on Nov. 23, 2020.  Clarkson, the 46th overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, has career averages of 15.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 521 games.  He played with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Cavaliers before joining the Jazz.  

 

The voting results for the 2020-21 Kia NBA Sixth Man Award are below.  The balloting was tabulated by the independent accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP.  Complete ballots for each voter will be posted at PR.NBA.com after the announcement of all end-of-season awards.

 

 

VOTING RESULTS: 2020-21 KIA NBA SIXTH MAN AWARD

 

Player (Team)

1st Place Votes (5 Points)

2nd Place Votes (3 Points)

3rd Place Votes (1 Point)

Total Points

 

Jordan Clarkson (Utah)

65

26

4

407

Joe Ingles (Utah)

34

31

9

272

Derrick Rose (New York)

1

15

27

77

Jalen Brunson (Dallas)

0

14

25

67

Tim Hardaway Jr. (Dallas)

0

5

9

24

Montrezl Harrell (L.A. Lakers)

0

3

5

14

Carmelo Anthony (Portland)

0

1

5

8

Chris Boucher (Toronto)

0

1

4

7

Bobby Portis (Milwaukee)

0

0

6

6

Enes Kanter (Portland)

0

1

2

5

T.J. McConnell (Indiana)

0

1

1

4

Miles Bridges (Charlotte)

0

1

0

3

Shake Milton (Philadelphia)

0

1

0

3

Thaddeus Young (Chicago)

0

0

2

2

Facundo Campazzo (Denver)

0

0

1

1

 

 

Below is the list of all-time winners of the Kia NBA Sixth Man Award.

 

 

KIA NBA SIXTH MAN AWARD WINNERS

 

1982-83 – Bobby Jones, Philadelphia

1983-84 – Kevin McHale, Boston

1984-85 – Kevin McHale, Boston

1985-86 – Bill Walton, Boston

1986-87 – Ricky Pierce, Milwaukee

1987-88 – Roy Tarpley, Dallas

1988-89 – Eddie Johnson, Phoenix

1989-90 – Ricky Pierce, Milwaukee

1990-91 – Detlef Schrempf, Indiana

1991-92 – Detlef Schrempf, Indiana

1992-93 – Clifford Robinson, Portland

1993-94 – Dell Curry, Charlotte

1994-95 – Anthony Mason, New York

 

 

1995-96 – Toni Kukoc, Chicago

1996-97 – John Starks, New York

1997-98 – Danny Manning, Phoenix

1998-99 – Darrell Armstrong, Orlando

1999-00 – Rodney Rogers, Phoenix

2000-01 – Aaron McKie, Philadelphia

2001-02 – Corliss Williamson, Detroit

2002-03 – Bobby Jackson, Sacramento

2003-04 – Antawn Jamison, Dallas

2004-05 – Ben Gordon, Chicago

2005-06 – Mike Miller, Memphis

2006-07 – Leandro Barbosa, Phoenix

2007-08 – Manu Ginóbili, San Antonio

 

 

2008-09 – Jason Terry, Dallas

2009-10 – Jamal Crawford, Atlanta

2010-11 – Lamar Odom, L.A. Lakers

2011-12 – James Harden, Oklahoma City

2012-13 – J.R. Smith, New York

2013-14 – Jamal Crawford, LA Clippers
2014-15 – Lou Williams, Toronto
2015-16 – Jamal Crawford, LA Clippers

2016-17 – Eric Gordon, Houston

2017-18 – Lou Williams, LA Clippers

2018-19 – Lou Williams, LA Clippers
2019-20 – Montrezl Harrell, LA Clippers

2020-21 – Jordan Clarkson, Utah